The muscle metaphor based on ego-depletion theory hasn’t survived scrutiny. But there’s an alternative that holds promise ...

is an artist, writer and mudlark who has spent years discovering objects from centuries past in London’s River Thames.

Starting in college, I adopted a new life motto: ‘Try everything twice, because the first time could be a fluke.’ I knew I needed a change. My teenage self had been stubborn and overly certain about ...

It’s not uncommon to hear people on opposite sides of an issue invoke ‘dignity’ when defending their positions in political debates. Take assisted dying. Both advocates and opponents appeal to dignity ...

When strangers ask about my disability, why I move around with crutches and a wheelchair, I tell them I used to be a pole ...

It’s easy to mistake our conscious experience for an ongoing, accurate account of reality. After all, the information we recover from our senses is, of course, the only window we’ll ever have into the ...

In a heated argument, it’s easy to say things you’ll later regret. With practice, you can learn to disagree more productively ...

Ride along with New York driving teacher, Shanti, whose potty-mouthed tough-love approach is both amusing and effective ...

Most of us love natural things: the taste of raw fruits and vegetables, the warmth of the sun on our skin, the sounds of waterfalls or waves at the beach. Some of us pay handsome sums of money to take ...